If you think being clotheslined and jumped on by almost 300 pounds of pure muscle is painful, you clearly didn't try to leave WrestleMania 35 after it ended early Monday morning. But NJ Transit said WWE was to blame for the problems.

People trying to leave the crowded and popular event were stuck waiting in the rain and cold after NJ Transit said the event ended later than planned, overwhelming the transportation agency and causing delays.

"The primary factor contributing to the post-event delays was the WWE’s decision to extend the event to 12:30 a.m., which had significant operational impacts on the evening," said Jim Smith, an NJ Transit spokesman. "NJ Transit was not informed of this decision until late last night."

"We regret any inconveniences fans may have experienced with mass transportation after the event," Matthew Altman, a spokesman for WWE, said in a statement.

Altman said WWE doesn't advertise its events' end times, "just like other sports and entertainment events," and that they did not receive any kind of fine.

Smith said the agency was sorry that people had such a long wait time for trains and that several "last-minute adjustments" were made in an effort to mitigate any negative effects, including holding the final trains of the night, adding more trips between Secaucus and Penn Station New York and using "crews and trains from throughout the system."

Gov. Phil Murphy even chimed in. He was at the wrestling event for about the first 90 minutes and said he believes that NJ Transit is "accurate" in saying the event ran later than the agency was told.

Because there is no direct service between MetLife Stadium and Penn Station New York, people trying to leave the stadium had to take trains to Secaucus Junction and then transfer to New York-bound trains that were operating hourly starting at 3:48 p.m., according to a March advisory from NJ Transit.

NJ Transit trains from MetLife to Secaucus Junction were scheduled to operate hourly from 3:48 p.m. until 8:48 p.m., when they would increase to every half-hour. Trains were then supposed to operate every 10 minutes to get rid of the crowd and then every 15 to 20 minutes "as needed." NJ Transit said the last train from MetLife would not leave earlier than 1 a.m.

Smith said the plan had been to use six train sets until 1 a.m. based on the initial schedule put out by WWE.

"The decision to extend this event resulted in our inability to operate some of those trains due to federal requirements limiting train crew hours," Smith said.

Murphy said three of the six crews timed out, halving the number of usable trains. Murphy said the lack of communication was "unacceptable."

"At the end of the day folks are frustrated. They ought to be," Murphy said. "It’s completely, utterly dog-ate-my-homework unacceptable."

NJ Transit became so overwhelmed that it began cross-honoring tickets and passes on the PATH, lasting until 5 a.m.

PATH will cross-honor NJ TRANSIT rail tickets and passes at Newark Penn Station, Hoboken and 33rd St., New York until 5 am. Customers are encouraged to use Passenger Assistance Telephones, if no agent is available in the station.

A spokesperson for MetLife Stadium apologized for the guests' inconvenience.

"We will work with NJ Transit to improve the overall train experience for future events," a statement said. "As for reports that we levied a fine again the WWE — there is no fine and those statements are completely false."

And the WWE fans weren't exactly pleased, taking to social media to vent their frustration with NJ Transit and its apparent lack of preparation for the crowd.

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the wait for the post show train. absurd. wwe needs to think about shortening show. we are just leaving that area now pic.twitter.com/r9vjNq6l2u

cant believe the lack of response by #njtransit tonight @ the biggest night in sports entertainment. When i asked why we were standing in the cold rain for 2 hours,they said sum1 hurt themselves ON the train. Fine. Then why wasn't there a plan B 4 such situations @NJTRANSIT ?

LA Times columnist Arash Markazi tweeted that Uber and Lyft were charging rates upwards of $100 and drivers were walking around and offering rides for $200.

It’s past 1 a.m. and 80,000 people are trying to find a way home from MetLife Stadium. Taxis and Ubers are running over $100 at the moment to get back to Manhattan or Brooklyn if you can even find one. Some drivers are walking around the Uber/Lyft area offering rides for $200.

On Reddit, a user posting on the New Jersey subreddit asked whether anyone who had taken NJ Transit was stranded. He said he was stuck until the next train left at 5:32 a.m. He didn't specify whether he was stuck at Secaucus Junction or somewhere else.